# 2007 Indoor Cricket World Cup

The 2007 Indoor Cricket World Cup was an Indoor Cricket tournament that took place in Bristol, England from 22 to 29 September 2007 involving both a men's and a women's division. There were a total of 35 matches played in the men's division and 26 matches played in the women's division.
The men's division was split into two stages (in addition to finals) with each side playing each other once before being split into two groups, the top four and the bottom three. The top four sides progressed to a Super 4's stage where they again played each other once in order to be ranked for the semi-finals. The semi finals featured Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa with Australia defeating South Africa in the final to record their sixth consecutive World Cup. The top three sides contested a subsidiary title, won by England.
Whilst the women's division was not split into separate stages it did employ a more complicated semi final system that gave all five nations the opportunity of progressing through to the final during the finals stage. South Africa advanced straight through to the final after defeating Australia in the semi-finals stage, though Australia then prevailed over New Zealand and were able to reverse their semi final result to defeat South Africa in the final. This was the fifth consecutive World Cup for Australia.
The 2007 Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket was held alongside this event.

## Host Selection

The World Cup was awarded to England by the WICF at the conclusion of the previous World Cup. As a result, England became the first nation to host the World Cup twice having held the first tournament in 1995.

### Venue

The England Indoor Cricket Association determined that the Action Indoor Sports Stadium in Bristol would host all World Cup matches and Bristol became the host city as a result. All World Cup matches were played at the same venue.

## Participants

Men's Division
* Australia
* England
* France
* Guernsey
* New Zealand
* Pakistan
* South Africa
India were also initially entered in the men's division but were late withdrawals from the competition.
Women's Division
* Australia
* England
* New Zealand
* South Africa
* Wales

## Round Robin tournament

Men's Division
* 22 September 2007
| New Zealand 90 | v | England 85 |
* New Zealand won by 5 runs
* 22 September 2007
| South Africa 203 | v | Guernsey -91 |
* South Africa won by 304 runs
* 22 September 2007
| Australia 211 | v | France -101 |
* Australia won by 312 runs
* 22 September 2007
| France 0 | v | Pakistan 0 |
* France won on forfeit
* The Pakistan side arrived late to the tournament and were unable to field a side for this match. It was initially rescheduled and later awarded to France
* 22 September 2007
| South Africa 97 | v | England -31 |
* South Africa won by 128 runs
* 22 September 2007
| New Zealand 193 | v | Guernsey 0 |
* New Zealand won by 193 runs
* 23 September 2007
| England 109 | v | Guernsey -5 |
* England won by 114 runs
* 23 September 2007
| Australia 82 | v | New Zealand 77 |
* Australia won by 5 runs
* 23 September 2007
| South Africa 0 | v | Pakistan 0 |
* South Africa won on forfeit
* The Pakistan side arrived late to the tournament and were unable to field a side for this match. It was initially rescheduled and later awarded to South Africa
* 23 September 2007
| New Zealand 181 | v | France 30 |
* New Zealand won by 151 runs
* 23 September 2007
| England 0 | v | Pakistan 0 |
* England won on forfeit
* The Pakistan side arrived late to the tournament and were unable to field a side for this match. It was initially rescheduled and later awarded to England
* 23 September 2007
| Australia 123 | v | South Africa 40 |
* Australia won by 83 runs
* 24 September 2007
| England 72 | v | Australia 62 |
* England won by 10 runs
* 24 September 2007
| South Africa 173 | v | France -11 |
* South Africa won by 184 runs
* 24 September 2007
| Guernsey 165 | v | Pakistan 13 |
* Guernsey won by 152 runs
* 24 September 2007
| New Zealand 110 | v | South Africa 35 |
* England won by 75 runs
* 24 September 2007
| Australia 195 | v | Guernsey -33 |
* Australia won by 228 runs
* 24 September 2007
| England 230 | v | France 0 |
* England won by 230 runs
* 25 September 2007
| Pakistan 0 | v | New Zealand 0 |
* Pakistan won on forfeit
* New Zealand forfeited this match
* 25 September 2007
| Pakistan 0 | v | Australia 0 |
* Pakistan won on forfeit
* Australia won this match but were found to have played an ineligible player. The match was therefore awarded to Pakistan.
* 25 September 2007
| Guernsey 76 | v | France 30 |
* Guernsey won by 46 runs
Women's Division
* 22 September 2007
| Australia 183 | v | England 3 |
* Australia won by 180 runs
* 22 September 2007
| South Africa 178 | v | Wales -33 |
* South Africa won by 211 runs
* 22 September 2007
| Australia 193 | v | Wales -45 |
* Australia won by 238 runs
* 22 September 2007
| New Zealand 132 | v | England 14 |
* New Zealand won by 118 runs
* 23 September 2007
| New Zealand 194 | v | Wales 42 |
* New Zealand won by 152
* 23 September 2007
| South Africa 131 | v | Australia 115 |
* South Africa won by 16 runs
* 23 September 2007
| England 83 | v | Wales 80 |
* England won by 3 runs
* 23 September 2007
| South Africa 161 | v | New Zealand 108 |
* South Africa won by 53 runs
* 24 September 2007
| South Africa 201 | v | England 58 |
* South Africa won by 143 runs
* 24 September 2007
| Australia 157 | v | New Zealand 72 |
* Australia won by 85 runs
* 24 September 2007
| Australia 179 | v | England 31 |
* Australia won by 148 runs
* 24 September 2007
| South Africa 194 | v | Wales 35 |
* South Africa won by 159 runs
* 25 September 2007
| Australia 228 | v | Wales -19 |
* Australia won by 247 runs
* 25 September 2007
| New Zealand 171 | v | England 35 |
* New Zealand won by 136 runs
* 26 September 2007
| New Zealand 198 | v | Wales 61 |
* New Zealand won by 137 runs
* 26 September 2007
| South Africa 103 | v | Australia 87 |
* South Africa won by 16 runs
* 26 September 2007
| South Africa 119 | v | New Zealand 65 |
* South Africa won by 54 runs
* 26 September 2007
| Wales 116 | v | England 88 |
* Wales won by 28 runs
* 27 September 2007
| Australia 130 | v | New Zealand 111 |
* Australia won by 19 runs
* 27 September 2007
| South Africa 192 | v | England 17 |
* South Africa won by 175 runs

## Super 4's Stage

The top four sides at the conclusion of the round robin series progressed through to the Super 4 stage of the tournament. The bottom three sides were relegated to the World Cup Plate division and, together with the team that finished 4th after the Super 4's stage, competed for a separate subordinate trophy.
Men's Division – Top Four
* 25 September 2007
| South Africa 109 | v | New Zealand 33 |
* South Africa won by 76 runs
* 25 September 2007
| Australia 106 | v | England 41 |
* Australia won by 65 runs
* 26 September 2007
| New Zealand 112 | v | England 94 |
* New Zealand won by 18 runs
* 26 September 2007
| Australia 82 | v | South Africa 64 |
* Australia won by 18 runs
* 27 September 2007
| South Africa 80 | v | England 65 |
* South Africa won by 15 runs
* 27 September 2007
| Australia 99 | v | New Zealand 56 |
* Australia won by 43 runs
Men's Division – Bottom Three
* 26 September 2007
| Pakistan 107 | v | Guernsey 30 |
* Pakistan won by 37 runs
* 26 September 2007
| France 107 | v | Pakistan 30 |
* France won by 77 runs
* 27 September 2007
| France 74 | v | Guernsey 61 |
* France won by 13 runs
Women's Division
There was no Super 4's stage in the women's division.

## Semi finals

The World Cup finals operated under a different format in each division. In the men's division the winner of the two semi finals proceeded to the final and the remaining two sides competed for the bronze medal match.
The World Cup Plate final was contested between the loser of the bronze medal match and the highest ranked side from the bottom three during the Super 4's stage.
The women's division employed a slightly more complicated format. The fourth and fifth placed sides faced off against one another with the winner taking on third place to earn a right in the preliminary final. The top two sides competed in a major semi final with the winner progressing to the final and the loser taking the second spot in the preliminary final. The remaining spot in the World Cup final was assumed by the winner of the preliminary final.
Men's Division
Semi-final 1 (1st vs 4th) – winner to final, loser to bronze medal match
* 28 September 2007
| Australia 163 | v | England 51 |
* Australia won by 112 runs
Semi-final 2 (2nd vs 3rd) – winner to final, loser to bronze medal match
* 28 September 2007
| South Africa 87 | v | New Zealand 84 |
* South Africa won by 3 runs
Bronze Medal Match – winner receives bronze medal, loser to World Cup Plate final
* 28 September 2007
| New Zealand 106 | v | England 1 |
* New Zealand won by 105 runs
Women's Division
Major Semi-final (1st vs 2nd) – winner to final, loser to preliminary final
* 27 September 2007
| South Africa 127 | v | Australia 97 |
* South Africa won by 30 runs
Qualifying Final (3rd vs 5th) – winner to minor semi final, loser knocked out
* 28 September 2007
| England 84 | v | Wales 80 |
* England won by 4 runs
Minor Semi-final – winner to preliminary final, loser knocked out
* 28 September 2007
| New Zealand 210 | v | England 63 |
* New Zealand won by 147 runs
Preliminary Final – winner to final, loser knocked out
* 28 September 2007
| Australia 131 | v | New Zealand 42 |
* Australia won by 89 runs

## Finals

Men's Division
World Cup The World Cup final was contested between Australia and South Africa. This final was the sixth consecutive appearance in a World Cup final and was the first for South Africa. Despite performing below expectations early in the tournament, Australia easily accounted for England in their semi final. The South African side, on the other hand, came through a tough encounter with the New Zealand side by just three runs.
In the end, Australia managed a narrow but comfortable victory to claim their sixth consecutive title.
* 29 September 2007
| Australia 74 | v | South Africa 51 |
* Australia won by 23 runs
World Cup Plate A secondary and subordinate final was played between England (the loser of the bronze medal match) and France (the highest ranked side from the bottom three teams). England rebounded from their heavy loss against New Zealand in the bronze medal match to claim the first Plate title.
* 29 September 2007
| England 101 | v | France 21 |
* England won by 80 runs
Women's Division The Women's World Cup Final featured Australia and South Africa. South Africa entered the side as favourites having accounted for Australia in all but one of their encounters in the earlier stages of the World Cup. Australia, however, rebounded and managed to claim their fifth consecutive World Cup title.
* 29 September 2007
| Australia 138 | v | South Africa 39 |
* Australia won by 49 runs

## Player of the tournament

Nineteen year old Lee Irwin of Australia was awarded player of the tournament.